IMPACT: Marcus Rashford has made an incredible start at Manchester United

That’s the opinion of Dave Horrocks, the academy development manager at Fletcher Moss Rangers, who used to train the 18-year-old as a youngster.

Rashford has scored seven goals in his first 13 appearances for United, underlining his potential for Louis van Gaal’s side.

“His mum was very shrewd," Horrocks told The Times.

“There were problems where they were living and she was able to see how things might pan out if they stayed.

Manchester United's teenage heroes - where are they now?

MARCUS RASHFORD has risen to prominence with five goals in his first eight Manchester United games at the age of 18. But what has happened to past teenage United aces?

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Giuseppe Rossi - 2005's Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year left in 2007 and has occasionally shone - notably with Villarreal, scoring 32 goals in 2010-11. But a series of serious injuries have cost him and he is now rebuilding on loan at Levante